Member State report / Art10 / 2018 / D6 / Black Sea

Report type Member State report to Commission
MSFD Article Art. 10 Environmental targets (and Art. 17 updates)
Report due 2018-10-15
GES Descriptor D6 Sea-floor integrity/D1 Benthic habitats
Region/subregion Black Sea
Reported by Member state
Member state
Bulgaria
Romania
Member state report
Reporting area(s) MRUs used
  • BLK-BG-AA-EmineMaslennos
  • BLK-BG-AA-GalataEmine
  • BLK-BG-AA-KaliakraGalata
  • BLK-BG-AA-MaslennosRezovo
  • BLK-BG-AA-Shelf
  • BLK-BG-AA-SivriburunKaliakra
  • BLK_RO_RG_CT
  • BLK_RO_RG_MT01
  • BLK_RO_RG_TT03
Features Structure, functions and processes of marine ecosystems: Habitats
  • Benthic broad habitats (12)
  • Infralittoral coarse sediment (10)
  • Infralittoral mixed sediment (10)
  • Infralittoral sand (10)
  • Benthic habitats (16)
GES components
  • D6C1 Physical loss of the seabed (6.1) (2)
  • D6C2 Physical disturbance to the seabed (6.1) (2)
  • D6C3 Adverse effects from physical disturbance (6.1.2) (2)
  • D6C4 Benthic habitat extent (1.4, 1.4.1, 1.4.2, 1.5, 1.5.1, 6.1.1) (8)
  • D6C5 Benthic habitat condition (1.6, 1.6.1, 1.6.2, 1.6.3, 6.2, 6.2.1, 6.2.2, 6.2.3, 6.2.4) (8)
  • D6C4 Benthic habitat extent (1.4, 1.4.1, 1.4.2, 1.5, 1.5.1, 6.1.1) (9)
  • D6C5 Benthic habitat condition (1.6, 1.6.1, 1.6.2, 1.6.3, 6.2, 6.2.1, 6.2.2, 6.2.3, 6.2.4) (7)
Target Number defined
7
2
Target code/description
BLK-BG-D6C5-Target: The extent of the habitat adversely affected by all human pressures (including habitat loss) as a proportion (percentage) of the total natural extent of the habitat in the assessment area shall not exceed 20 %. In those habitats where the extent threshold was exceeded in the reporting period 2012-2017, the proportion adversely affected shall be reduced to 20 %. In those habitats where the extent threshold was not exceeded in the reporting period 2012-2017 the proportion adversely affected shall be maintained at the level of 2017.
T_BLK_BG_D6C5_Seagrass: The proportion of the seagrass habitat adversely affected by human impacts.
T_BLK_BG_D6C4_Seagrass: The proportion of the seagrass habitat lost from human impacts should be less than 5%.
BLK-BG-D6C5-Target: The extent of the habitat adversely affected by all human pressures (including habitat loss) as a proportion (percentage) of the total natural extent of the habitat in the assessment area shall not exceed 20 %. In those habitats where the extent threshold was exceeded in the reporting period 2012-2017 the proportion adversely affected shall be reduced to 20 %. In those habitats where the extent threshold was not exceeded in the reporting period 2012-2017 the proportion adversely affected shall be maintained at the level of 2017.
T_BLK_BG_D6C3_Seagrass: The proportion of the seagrass habitat adversely from physical disturbance.
T_BLK_BG_D6C1_Seagrass: The proportion of the seagrass habitat physical loss should be less than 5 per cent.
BLK-BG-D6C4-Target: The habitat loss as a proportion (percentage) of the total natural extent of the habitat in the assessment area shall not exceed 5 %. For the reporting period 2018-2023 there shall be no further loss of the representative broad habitats above the proportion established in 2017 assessement.
T_BLK_BG_D6C2_Seagrass: The proportion of the physical disturbance on the seagrass habitat.
6.5.2: 75% of M-AMBI*(n) values > 0.61 in infralittoral sand and circalittoral mud
6.5.2: Average of EI>6 75% of M-AMBI*(n) values > 0.68 in infralittoral sand, circalittoral sand and circalittoral mud
6.5.2: 1. 75% of AMBI*(n) values > 0.68 in Mytilus galloprovincialis biogenic reefs on circalittoral mud, 2. 75% of AMBI*(n) values >0.61 in offshore circalittoral mud with Modiolula phaseolina, respectively
6.4: The extent of loss of each habitat type, resulting from anthropogenic pressures, does not exceed 5% of the natural extent of the habitat type in the marine unit.
Target value No. of parameters/elements with quantitative values
  • Not reported (0 - 0.0%)
  • Reported (12 - 100.0%)
  • Not reported (0 - 0.0%)
  • Reported (16 - 100.0%)
Target status No. of assessments per category
  • Target achieved (7 - 58.3%)
  • Target not yet achieved (5 - 41.7%)
  • Target achieved (15 - 93.8%)
  • Target not yet achieved (1 - 6.2%)
Assessment period No. of targets per period
2012-2017 (12 - 100.0%)
2012-2017 (16 - 100.0%)
Timescale to achieve targets No. of targets per date
2023-12 (22 - 100.0%)
2020-12 (16 - 100.0%)
Update date No. of targets per date
2015-12 (10 - 45.5%)
2021-09 (12 - 54.5%)
2014-07 (7 - 43.8%)
2018-12 (9 - 56.2%)
Update type No. of targets per category
  • New target (22 - 100.0%)
  • Modified from 2012 definition (7 - 43.8%)
  • New target (9 - 56.2%)
Related indicators No. of different indicators reported
2
2
Related measures No. of different measures reported
3
1